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Cloonacleigha Lough

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′56″ N 8°35′34″ W

Map showing the location of Cloonacleigha Lough Cloonacleigha Lough
Location in Ireland
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cloonahinshin
0.8 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock24 km
CFN Donegal Airport108 km

About Cloonacleigha Lough

Cloonacleigha Lough is a lake. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (24 km). Nearby sights include Church Hill and Carrowreagh Bridge.

Climate of Cloonacleigha Lough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 169 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (174 mm)
Driest month
June (82 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cloonacleigha Lough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°18°18°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)17412313583848283111124167169173

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cloonacleigha Lough

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 158 km to the south.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 108 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 141 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 158 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 176 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 183 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 243 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 341 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cloonacleigha Lough

Within 100 km: 205 historic and cultural sites, 661 natural sites, 1,409 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km244 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 21 kmN
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 24 kmN
  • Stag Island Island 23 kmE

25–60 km657 places

  • Inishteige Island 49 kmNE
  • Inishmurray Island 40 kmN
  • Annagh Island Island 42 kmW
  • Portned Island Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,374 places

  • Inishlyre Island 75 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 88 kmW
  • Station Island Island 75 kmNE
  • Rutland Island Island 100 kmN

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